Woman suing Holland College over alleged privacy breach, harassment complaint against Doug Currie | Province-wide fire ban extended until Sept. 22 as dry conditions across P.E.I. continue | Avid Prince Edward Island swimmer reminding others how dangerous the ocean can be
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Woman suing Holland College over alleged privacy breach, harassment complaint against Doug Currie; Former P\.E\.I\. Liberal cabinet minister Doug Currie ran for the federal Conservatives in 2021\. The party barred him from seeking its nomination in the Charlottetown riding in advance of the 2025 election\.

Woman suing Holland College over alleged privacy breach, harassment complaint against Doug Currie

September 8 , 2025 at 05:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

A Halifax woman is suing P.E.I.'s Holland College for more than a million dollars, accusing the college of negligence and breach of privacy over how she says it handled a harassment complaint she tried to file against former VP Doug Currie.
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Province-wide fire ban extended until Sept. 22 as dry conditions across P.E.I. continue; The province-wide fire ban has been extended again, and will remain in effect until Sept\. 22, or until further notice\.

Province-wide fire ban extended until Sept. 22 as dry conditions across P.E.I. continue

September 8 , 2025 at 04:59:44 p.m. ADT • :

The fire ban for Prince Edward Island that has been in place throughout August will remain active until Sept. 22, or until further notice, the province says.
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Avid Prince Edward Island swimmer reminding others how dangerous the ocean can be; Young man with dark hair wearing a navy blue hoodie standing on a dock\.

Avid Prince Edward Island swimmer reminding others how dangerous the ocean can be

September 8 , 2025 at 07:23:03 p.m. ADT • :

Todd LaFrance has been swimming for 100 days straight, and every day, he takes safety precautions. He uses a wetsuit and life-jacket and always lets people know where he will be going. LaFrance says he wants others to be safe too, after hearing about recent close calls with rip currents. CBC's Tony Davis has more.

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Registration open for P.E.I. school board election, which features online voting option; Tim Garrity, chief electoral officer with Elections P\.E\.I\., hopes the new online voting system will increase voter turnout and engagement in the province's school board trustee elections\.

Registration open for P.E.I. school board election, which features online voting option

September 8 , 2025 at 10:24:00 a.m. ADT • :

School board trustee elections in Prince Edward Island kick off Monday, and this year will be a bit different — voting will mostly take place online, with an option for mail-in ballots.
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Carney announces $80M tariff relief fund for Atlantic Canada businesses; A man in a suit speaks at a podium on a dock\. Another man stands nearby\. Behind them, workers in uniforms and helmets stand in front of a large red ship with shipping containers\.

Carney announces $80M tariff relief fund for Atlantic Canada businesses

September 8 , 2025 at 03:43:56 p.m. ADT • :

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced an $80-million tariff relief fund on Monday geared to support small- and medium-sized business in Atlantic Canada. The initiative is part of a larger $1-billion fund for Canadian businesses affected by U.S. tariffs. 
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Some Maritimers conserving water to prevent wells running dry; A look down an empty well with a reflection at the bottom  

September 7 , 2025 at 11:19:48 p.m. ADT • :

Some Maritimers conserving water to prevent wells running dry

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2,000 patients affected as Charlottetown family doctor retires, another to close practice; Dr\. Edith Peacock, who practised out of the Sherwood Medical Centre, retired in mid-August after more than 20 years of service\.  

September 8 , 2025 at 01:31:54 p.m. ADT • :

2,000 patients affected as Charlottetown family doctor retires, another to close practice

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Charlottetown tenants say landlord pressuring them to leave, with big money being offered; Tenant Mike Morrison has lived in a \$1,200 a month townhouse unit with some roommates for four years, and his share is currently \$400\. He says accepting money to leave it wouldn't make financial sense in the long term, since he'd be paying much higher rent elsewhere\.  

September 8 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Charlottetown tenants say landlord pressuring them to leave, with big money being offered

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New P.E.I. garden teaches Islanders how to grow food in a changing climate; The School of Climate Change and Adaptation in St\. Peter's Bay will feature a new project called the Climate Resilient Demonstration Garden, which will teach Islanders how to adapt their gardening to climate change\.  

September 7 , 2025 at 07:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

New P.E.I. garden teaches Islanders how to grow food in a changing climate

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RCMP investigating after Charlottetown officer's gun goes off in its holster outside jail; No one was injured after a Charlottetown police officer's gun fired a single shot while in its holster Thursday\. The incident happened outside of the Provincial Correctional Centre in Milton Station\.  

September 5 , 2025 at 06:24:07 p.m. ADT • :

RCMP investigating after Charlottetown officer's gun goes off in its holster outside jail

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